Some village heads in the area of Traditional Authority Makanjira in Mangochi district have asked government to fast track delivery of both relief food and Affordable farm inputs, before the rains starts when roads are still passable.

The Reserve Bank of Malawi has challenged professionals in the clearing and forwarding industry to upscale their services to help the government generate revenue.

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) says it is contented with the vibrant growth of the Indigenous Customs Clearing and Forwarding Agents in Malawi, which is facilitating legal trade and collecting correct amounts of Government revenue.

Human harmful activities on the environment have contributed to the degraded of over 800 hectares of land in Mangochi district, mainly customary in the past 5 years, authorities have said.

Youth for Development and Productivity (YODEP) on Saturday handed over to government a full primary school which it has constructed at Malombe education zone in Mangochi district.

Despite some Saving and Credit Cooperative Organisations (SACCOs) in the country posting notable profits and growth over the years, its umbrella body Malawi Union of Savings and Credit Cooperatives (Muscco) admits growth could have been tremendous if fully embraced technology.

Thirty people with different disabilities that affected their walking ability, mainly children from poor families in Mangochi, have their faith partly restored as they now have wheelchair bikes, thanks to Amaanat Contractors Limited.

The Malawi Revenue Authority (MRA) has won the 'Leader in Public Relations lnnovation-2023 Award’ during this year's Public Relations Society of Malawi (PRSM) Annual Conference held over the weekend at Makokola Retreat in Mangochi.

Police at Namwera in Mangochi District have arrested Adam Suman, 40, for allegedly being found in possession of assorted medical drugs worth 8 million Kwacha without authentic documents.

Mangochi police station spokesperson, Inspector, Amina Tepani Daudi, says the incident occurred on August 31, 2023 at Chiponde Trading Centre in the district.

"Police got a tip-off that on Thursdays, the suspect was at one of the rest houses waiting to supply medical drugs to shops and clinic owners," said Tepani Daudi.

She added: "The suspect was found with six sack bags containing boxes of assorted medical drugs which includes; capsules of doxycycline, Indomethacin, Amoxicillin, magnesium and bottles of diclofenac injection."

Tepani Daudi says investigations are still underway to trace the source.

She added, Suman has been charged for being found in possession of medical drugs without license, contrary to section 95 (1) of Pharmacy and Medicine Regulatory Authority. Adam Suman, comes from Katuli Village, Traditional Authority Katuli in the same district.

Candidate Master (CM) Joseph Nyambalo, was on Saturday night crowned winner of Octagon Tower Chess Tournament in Mangochi district.